In order to be on the cutting
edge of ministry, you have see before and beyond what others see. You may have the gift of leadership and able
to cast vision, but you have to have a process of how to catch the vision God
wants you to see.
Places to “see” the vision.
Prayer- You get vision from
God. When you spend time in prayer,
everything that God wants to accomplished through you will be revealed. When you pray, set aside an adequate amount
of time to pray. It’s very hard to catch
vision when you pray for only 2 minutes.
Think- Huh? Yeah that’s right think. Think about your ministry. Constantly think about your ministry. God
will give you vision about your ministry when your thinking about your
ministry. God gives me vision about my
ministry when I wash dishes! Yeah I know
sounds weird, hey take it up with God. I
just know He gives me great visions for ministry when I do the dishes, so I
love doing dishes.
Listen – Shut up and listen when God
speaks. We do too much talking to God
but not enough time listen to God. After
you’ve finished praying, stop and listen for God to speak to your heart about
what you just prayed about.
Write it down – Always have some type of
a recording device to remember what God said.
Use paper and pen or if you’re like me use a small digital
recorder. The important thing is you
record what God has said.
Research – Once you have the vision
you must research it out. Is it even possible?
Is it doable? Now let me parking it right here for a moment. I believe God gives God size vision. If it is something that is so easy that
anyone can do it, it probably not God.
When it a God vision, the only way it can happen is if God is in the
middle of it. That’s where prayer comes
in. Because you have been spending time
with God you know that you know this vision is of God and with His help it is
doable!
Influence It – Bounce this vision off
some people whose opinion you trust. Get
another’s person’s perspective. The
Bible says that there is wisdom in a multitude of counselors.
Correct it – By this point you should
be pretty confident that this vision is the real thing. Now it’s time to tweak it and make any
adjustments needed.
Do It - This is where we separate
the men from the boys. So many God given
ideas never come to pass because of the inability to “pull the trigger”. Move on it now, don’t wait just do it. Will you be right all of the time? Of course
not. Will you miss it? You’d better
believe it. Do it anyway.
Delegate and Train it – As a leader and a
visionary you will continue to have new vision so you cannot get bogged
down. Train and delegate your vision to
someone who will keep your vision moving and growing so you can launch new vision
that God will give you.
Pray again – Now you start the process
all over again. New vision, a new way to
do the ministry that God has called you to do.
